Boston vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$836
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
92
65
🏙️ Population
676K
15.4M

The cost of living in Boston is 373% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 35th and 6763rd ($3345 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.2 months in Mumbai. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 83rd and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Mumbai

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Boston Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$2517

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325